New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-05
REPEATERS REGISTERED IN TROY.
DEAD MEMS NAMES STILL ON THE ROLLS.
IMPUDENCE OF DEMOCRATIC REGISTRATION BOARD
IN THEIR ATTEWpT 10 STEAL TUE ELECTION.
rRIKGRAru TIE TRinuNs.l

IN THEIR ATTEwPT 10 STEAL TUE ELECTION.
lIY rRLEGRArn TO TIE rRrBuss.]
TROY. Nov 4.-Thc evidence increases that the Dem
ocrats Intend to carry the State II possible by fraud
ucnt voting and by pure haSing votes. Edward Muir
ply, chairman OF the Democratic state Committee,
lives here and Is doing his utmost to roll up large
vote for the State candidates of the Democratic party.
The proportions OF the democrats to east fraudulent
votes in the Democratic warls are Of startling nature
Democratic Iepeater, indeed. have been coonizcd IN
all tho wards, and they have either registered their
at various polling places. have been furnished
with the names Of dead men to vote upon.
Troy has registration law which opens the door for
for fraudulent voting The name of registered voter
once the rolls. it seems almost impossible TO obt-
crate it. Tho name IS transferred from the registry
rc Of one year to the registry roll Jf the next 4
voter does not have to appear before the Boards Of
Registry every year, as In New York and Brooklyn.
In view Of the fraudulent voting In Troy, by which the
Democratic party pcrpetuatng It's power here,
the Legislature lat winter passed a registration law
similar I'm most respects 10 that regarding Ncw-YOrk
and Brooklyn Til, BIZ TO insure pure elections was,
OF course opposed by the Democrats of Troy and Coy
Hill vetoed IT. Tho opportunities fraudulent
voting prolonged another year
The Democrats are avallne themselves the chance
In the Eleventh Wanl, which (, overwhelmingly Dem
ocratic, 1l5j names already upon the registration
books although there not LOCO voters in the ward.
In 1854 in this ward Cleveland received $50 votes
and Blaine 1913 total vote of only oio In 1850
the vote for lIr was 7C5. and for Davenport ia a
total Of 80. In l71O the fraudulent votes brought
the total up to so.
The Republicans estimate that the Democrats have
1000 frauiulrnt registered IN Troy. These
spurious voters repcaer~ who live in other wards
from those IN which they nten to do their ection day
work. The Troy aud the Albany Democrats.
being only six miles apart, have discovered that
they can proftably exchange repeatrrs tins doubling
Their effective power Iae Troy r0pea also casts
vote against the iubcan party Ia West Troy, which
Is situated IN ALBANY County
al 10
car County Committee of Rensselaer, COUNTY. nas Re-
pnbirans hard at work in every ward seokpy TO dis
Den ocrac rcpeaters and to induce the Democrat
lc boards OF registration ocance the names OF repeaters
discovered which have probably been the rolls since
the time Of An rev Jackson. These names. with two
exceptions the Democrats refused TO remove In one
cas-, the father o the Democratic register had died and
he would not lie about IT, In the other the man who mad
died was 80 distinguished that even the Denocr tic
beard ofreglsry did not have the auacfy to keep his
name on the rolls Hepublicans of the Eleventh. Ward
who were quietly O9-eryia. the actions Of tho beard NJ
registry Of that ward. finally were driven ont OF the room
IN which the board was at work. the latter feeling
oicsded because demand made Dy the Republic
can' that the names OF the dead Democrats should be
stricken of the roll.
Plainly the Democrats intend 10 have rcpeaters vote
upon tbs names ~ these dead mcu republicans In vain
offered 10 make affidavit that the whose were
on the roll were dead Dennis Whelan. the Democratic
MAYOR OF the city. told tho Board OF Registry OF the
Eleventh Ward that II must not take any mans o
that iorn'r voter was deaf This afvice was on us
face proper enough, but 1t became apparent
that 1t would take about Thousand wit
that man was dead. Mr. Tbppan resolved to make
preparations To the matter before the courts lie
had ~ application drawn up In due legal FORM which re-
cited that certain voter dead whose name was on
regi-tratiOn roll This affidavit sworn 10 by we'll
known citizen hut VIXEN the affidavit presented to
the chief o the Democratic board Of registry IN the ward
IN which the dead enrolled. he said with Inn
pudeut air: We shall not remove any mans name
from the roll unless by the order OF Judge or the SUI
prone Court.
Apparently the Democratic boards all over the city
had received similar nstructiOns. The Republicans VIII
probably appeal 20 some judge or tue supreme Court
The mails thou-h Of the Democrats In preserving tho
false registration. and thus giving an opportunity for
repeating, TO De 10 defeat lanes
H. Manvllr, the Republican candidate
FOR SeuatOr They knsw he will have
Ois majority IN Washington County, and they think
they defeat HIM 10y polling 1000 fraudulent Demo.
cratic Noe> IA I;orssescr county. The registration or
completed till Late Tonight. Tomorrow
the Republican. car estimate int about how many Dem
ocrac reporters re registered and she steps TO pre-
ll NNflny